You are invited to attend Radio Central Amateur Radio Club's
July meeting on Wednesday July 29th at 6:30 PM at the Middle
Country Library in Centereach.

Our July meeting will be an interactive, audience participation
forum where we can exchange great ideas about setting up and operating
a ham station and just getting more enjoyment and reward out of our hobby.
Bring your ideas, tips, and questions and get ready for a great meeting!

Radio Central Amateur Radio Club meetings are open to non-members as well as members.
Anyone interested in Amateur Radio or wireless history is welcome to attend.

Our 2015 General Meetings will be at the Middle Country Public Library in Centereach. You
can get directions to the Middle Country Public Library
here.

Radio Central's September Meeting:

Tesla Talk: An Update on the Tesla Science Museum

Thursday, September 24, 2015, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Middle Country Public Library Community Room

Wardenclyffe Laboratory, in Shoreham, NY, is the last remaining
research facility of Nikola Tesla, the famed Serbian-American
scientist whose bold ideas about electricity led to the development
of alternating current motors & radio communications.

Richard Gearns, a board member of the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe will talk
about how money was raised to save the site from development as well
as the plans to build a Tesla Museum there.

Ham Radio and Distracted Driving

In light of increasingly strict "Distracted Driving" laws, our ARRL Hudson Division Director
contacted the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles to get their position on operation
of mobile Amateur Radio equipment with respect to Distracted Driving laws. The DMV responded
with a letter of opinion that appears to be very favorable to Amateur Radio. Basically is
says that talking via ham radio does not constitute a violation of the Distracted Driving
laws. It should be noted that though the DMV's letter (which can be downloaded
from the Hudson Division web page here, of or from the
RCARC web page here) is
pro-Amateur Radio, it's an opinion from the DMV, not a binding agreement, so it's still
possible to get pulled over, cited, and required to appear in court. More importantly,
you should always give the road and traffic absolute priority over operating your radio
while driving. In Mike Lisenco's own words: "Feel free to print out this opinion, but
understand that it is not a license to be stupid! Letís hope that you never need to use it."